Satellite Imagery Shows Vast Destruction in Rafah

An OSINT analysis details extensive demolition across Rafah, Gaza, since May 2024 as the IDF asserted control over the Philadelphi Corridor, using Planet Labs imagery, OpenStreetMap data, and geolocated videos to document the destruction of neighborhoods such as Tall As Sultan, the Brazil Refugee Camp, Al Salam, and the Swedish Village, as well as staging areas and infrastructure like water facilities. The report estimates thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, notes potential expansion of the corridor up to 800 meters, and situates these findings within U.S. policy statements and human rights concerns about forced displacement and the lack of safe refuge for civilians.